Steccherinum ochraceum
Steccherinum ochraceum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Polyporales |
Family: | Steccherinaceae |
Genus: | Steccherinum |
Species: | S. ochraceum |
Binomial name | |
Steccherinum ochraceum (Pers.) Gray (1821) | |
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Steccherinum ochraceum, known as ochre spreading tooth, is a hydnoid fungus of the family Steccherinaceae. It is a plant pathogen[1] infecting sweetgum trees. It was originally described as Hydnum ochraceum by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1792, and later transferred to the genus Steccherinum in 1821 by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821.[2]
Gallery
- Steccherinum ochraceum Elk Grove, IL
References
- ↑ Lincoff, Gary H. (2008). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 437. ISBN 0-394-51992-2.
- ↑ Gray SF. (1821). A Natural Arrangement of British Plants. London, UK: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy. p. 651.
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